Sunday -1/5/2016 – Lei Day

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  • #846695
    Anonymous
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    What better way to celebrate than the hula, lei making contests, and the crowning of the Lei Queen and her court? Each island has its own Lei traditionally made with flowers, fruit and vines found on that island. Hawaii’s Lei is the Lehua, made from blossoms of ‘Ohi’, a Lehua tree that grows on the slopes of the Volcano.

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    It’s the end of Caterday and we drift off the sleep.
    Nighty night and have a happy~
    PG

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    #846699
    Moonshadow_NZ
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    #846700
    ecbrown
    Participant

    Good morning! Hmm, a lei might make a pretty good cat toy if cut open so they couldn’t strangle themselves with it…

    MS, those pics you posted last night were funny. I loved the kitty hiding his boy parts…lol. And that Simons cat is my favorite ever…so funny….my cats have done it all to avoid that carrier. I’ve shared photos of my scratched up arms to prove it. I’ve refined my technique since then, though. (Carrier on end, cat inserted back legs first..Must have a son holding the carrier still.) And, I’ll often put a thick sweatshirt on before attempting to load them.

    Really great street finds, KJ!

    #846704
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
    Participant

    Morning love the ‘lei’ pictures. Loved the kitty hiding his boy parts too !!!

    #846706
    JerseyJoan
    Moderator

    Good morning – there are a few TDKRS who like to hula, they don’t post here anymore though.
    Leela rushed out to TDK land with her grass skirt, ready for a day of hula dancing and lei making. Hope she brings one home to me!

    #846707
    AV
    Participant

    Happy Sunday all! ….. great pics PG and MS! …. today will be a Hazel day for me …. my regular helper is ill, so couldn’t come last week, and the dust bunnies are multiplying at a horrifying rate …. I bought Miss Abby a new bed yesterday …. very plush with high sides and she absolutely loves it! …. other than to come wake me this morning for a second breakfast, I don’t thinks she’s been out of it …. it’s the same color as her and she sinks down in it …. I’m glad it made her so happy ….. she had just about ‘kneaded’ her old donut bed to death! LOL ….
    Well, best get to my chores today, I also need to get some inputting done, I need to get ahead, cause it looks like half my Monday will be hijacked by fitting for my MOB dress, since it couldn’t happen over the weekend, the alterations people weren’t available :/

    #846708
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Much to my surprise, Miss Moppet has turned the patio into a Lei Day celebration. LilBit has his grass pants on and mets Miss Leela. TDK kits are setting up dancing and lei making contests. The food smells delish!

    She’s arranged for Plant material so kits learn how to make lei using local methods: kui, hili and wili. Of course, the kittahs are romping through the plants, tasting each one. Traditional music and dance of Hawaii set the mood as the dancers perform authentic hula while, in the background the sun sets into the sea. Our kits are greeted with fresh flower lei and shown to their table. A kitchen kit brings out drinks. The first course starts with kalua pork and fresh island fish. After joining the dancers for a while, the second course is sea bean duck salad, kukupatties-Maori fishcake with mussels, salmon and scallops. The Tahitian creation chant sets the scene for your third course including steamed chicken and taro leaf in goats’ milk, marinated fish and scallop on the shell.

    There is so much excitement as the Lei Day Queen will be announced shortly.

    Then kittahs run and play traditional games while adults lounge on the beach or under umbrellas.

    #846709
    katzenjammer
    Participant

    First, tks for covering Fri Café for me PG!
    And tks to Miss Moppet for covering patio Hawaiian style today! 🙂
    Dorry wants to know: why not a Lei Day King (as himself)? He’s sporting the most gaudy Hawaiian shirt in the known world! And is carrying pawfuls of leis for all the grrrl kitties in exchange for … (trying to tell him that is Mardi Gras/beads thing, but to no avail.)
    BTW in spin class awesome instructor projects all kinds of extreme sports including doggies surfin’. They love it. On this Special Day, ya think the kits might want to give surfin’ a try? I thought not! Hehehe.
    Off to gym of what bodes to be a rainy day. l8r!

    #846710
    AV
    Participant

    Abby is so excited with the Lei Day celebration, and has invited ‘Dude’, the newest cousin from NY to join in the fun …. Dude is a young 3 year old, a whopping 18 lbs. he’s the sweetest boy who doesn’t have a shy bone in his body ….. if Comet decides to swing from the chandelier later, Dude would be right behind him …. he has donned long Hawaiian board shorts and cool dark sunglasses for the event, and swooshes through the wormhole to Fla. so he can go with Abby. Abby has on a long grass shirt and a large red hibiscus flower tucked behind her ear …. she giggles excitedly at Dude and they join hands and jump through the wormhole to the party …. I can’t wait to hear all about it later ….

    #846715
    JerseyJoan
    Moderator

    It’s a rainy day here in Jersey, so it’s wonderful to ‘see’ a bright and festive TDK land!
    High paws to Miss Moppet for taking the initiative in creating a fabulous celebration! There will be hula lessons for those who want to learn, those who want to brush up on their skills, and those who can’t get enough hula!
    Comet, showing off his shark shorts, is completely psyched to meet new guy Dude! Together with LilBit and Dorry, they welcome him to TDK, a world like no other, and the fluffiest place in cyberland. The newly gathered boys admire each other’s attire, which to the girls is as dorky as can be! Picture the grass pants, the Hawaiian shirt, the surf shorts and the shark swim trunks. Yep, dorky. But unbelievably adorable! The girl kitties agree that it’s pretty cool of the guys to be so festive – it really adds to the festive fun.
    Wow, between the flowers and the incredible food, the lounge smells awesome. What a fun day!

    #846718
    Kittyzee
    Participant

    Wow, my kits didn’t even look back! Please make sure Willow doesn’t eat everything and leaves some for others…. 🙄 And that menu–woo hoo–I told him to bring some of that seafood back for me too! Such a festive party PG and why not? It seems to be raining just about everywhere, doesn’t it? The sun is actually shining for the moment, but I don’t think it will last as thunderstorms are predicted.
    Later all!

    #846719
    Anonymous
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    #846723
    ecbrown
    Participant

    That video is too funny, PG. You know that looks just like JK’s Scootie. Wonder if Lucky’s there too? My cats are all about playing with plant material and tasting food, so through the wormhole they go!

    Adorable that Abby loves her new bed, AV. Lucy loved the bed we bought her (hers matched her fur too). I always thought it so funny that none of the other cats were the least bit interested in it….never even glanced at it…just Lucy….it was all hers.

    #846724
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    JJ’s crew has arrived to watch the festivities and just in time for the pageant

    Hula Queen of 2016 is Miss Abby
    Hula King of 2016 is Dorian Gray, esq.

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    Hula Princess of 2016 is Miss Berta
    Hula Prince of 2016 is Mr. Willow

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    Concats to all our winners and participants and enjoy the rest of our hula evening!

    #846725
    katzenjammer
    Participant

    PG, what a fun Café!
    Dorry is overwhelmed on being acclaimed Hula King 2016 – like he needed his ego boosted! 🙄
    And that hula-dancing tuxie is tooooo much!
    On the homefront, looks like my condo is being overrun by kits! IMHO a good thing! Met up with new n’bors moving in, noted that they had door propped open with heavy box of litter and thought – this can only mean one thing. After all the moving day melee, their ginger tabby, Oliver will arrive! So, we have Dorry and Oliver on 4th Fl, Miss Abby on 3rd Fl, Miss Mia on 2nd Fl. And all indoor kits. Who knows what 1st Fl will bring? Only 30 units all told. I suggested kitty play date and we had a good LOL. Cats rule! :mrgreen:

    #846726
    AV
    Participant

    Awww, Abby blushes as she excitedly hears her name called …. she takes Dorry’s paw and they twirl around to start the celebration dance …. her little face beams brightly and her blue eyes sparkle …. after the first song, they wave everyone to come join them and soon a hula conga line is underway …. everyone is laughing and ‘hula-ing’ ….. even Dude gives it a go, although he’s never seen anything like it ….. he sees Comet and LilBit clowning around with hula-hoops, so he grabs one and joins in the fun ….. what a party!

    #846728
    JerseyJoan
    Moderator

    Wow, Abby is absolutely glowing, conCATulations, Abby! And Dorry, you make a fine escort to Her Majesty!
    So glad the JJ crew joined the fun, the alternative is to sleep all day in the shelters on this rainy day in Jersey. Berta is overwhelmed as a beaming Willow twirls her around, half hula, half crazy cat dance.
    Eko, Huey, Dewey, Louie and Comet are comparing coats. They find it interesting that the same color fur has different textures, even the triplets. All good of course! Lucky and Mac are deep in conversation about their lives before and after life on the streets. They agree that in general, being inside is good!
    The tikki bar looks fabulous – I’ve just ordered up a tall pineapple juice with lots of fruit. The orangie serving up drinks promises there is no (intentional) fur in my drink!
    In between dance tunes, the kitties take turns conCATulating the king and queen and admire Abby’s shiny, sparkly tiara. AV, I don’t think it’s coming off anytime soon – she’ll sink into her new plush bed wearing it for sure. And why not – she looks fabulous!

    #846729
    katzenjammer
    Participant

    Hula Queen Abby is so gracious. Dorry, on the other hand wants all the other kitties to bow down to His Majesty and wait on him paw and claw. Oh dear! *Sigh*
    Waiting on arrival of new kitty n’bor Oliver. Hope he likes his new digs. I did give his purrson the heads up as in not to throw any heavy loads of litter down the garbage chute, just bring it directly to garbage area in garage. Daily clean-up amount is OK, but when the whole box gets done, well I learned the hard way that when bag hits the bottom of chute from 4 flights up it basically explodes. Maintenance guy most unhappy and rightfully so. And he let me know it, as at the time Dorry was only kit around so I was the obvious culprit. 😯

    #846730
    JerseyJoan
    Moderator

    Well KJ, Dude thinks Dorry is all that, especially because he is escorting his Abby!

    #846731
    katzenjammer
    Participant

    I think that Dude is a way cooler kit, being from New York and all. Then again, your Jersey kits take the prize for ‘tude, again IMHO a good thing hehehe! Esp the JJ crew as Dorry wouldn’t last 10 secs outdoors, without me catering to him.

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